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2017 SESSION
HB 1903 Business records; admissibility in criminal proceedings.
Introduced by: Steve E. Heretick | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Admissibility of business records; criminal proceedings. Extends to criminal proceedings the existing procedures in civil proceedings for the authentication and foundation necessary for the admission of a business record under the business records exception to the rule against hearsay.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101374D pdf
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1903ER) pdf
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0223) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101374D
- 01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/18/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/17 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Read first time
- 01/25/17 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/17 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
- 01/26/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N)
- 01/27/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/27/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/17 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1903ER)
- 02/15/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/17/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
- 02/17/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
- 02/23/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 223 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0223)